Giving a move off wordpress a go. So, I’m trying out Hugo which is a static site generator. There are a few kinks to workout, but hoping it makes it easier to post, and snappier. I’m also figuring out what to do about this vs. my personal website: rezinas.com. It’s quite new, but has a bit more of a …beerdrinking focus. But I dunno. There’s actually quite a bit of content in this little site.

Dang…it’s amazing what can change in three little years. I’m not going to recap it here now, but it’s been pretty mind-blowing. Some wonderful things have happened, some terrible things have happened. The amplitude has been high. And the nice thing is that I’m a better person for it, and in many ways, I’m in a better place. I’ve learned a lot about myself, and it’s helped to make my family closer, my relationships better, and life more authentic.

Like most people, I do my best thinking in the restroom. Quality time in the shower, meditating on a shave, reflecting on my day while brushing my teeth, or just relaxing, it’s a place where my mind has the opportunity to meander peacefully. Some of my most creative ideas have come to me while showering, and while taking my junior qualifying exam at Reed I figured out the path for two of the problems I was stuck on during restroom breaks.

**Introduction: **this is a campaign set loosely in The Forgotten Realms following on the heels of The Lost Mines of Phandelver. We are using D&D 5e. For the most part I’m just using maps from Forgotten Realms, some locations, and pivoting off some interesting parts that I’ve come across. This is a summary of the first two sessions that we had. Having vanquished the baddies of Wave Echo Cave, the party returns to Phandalin.

Recap of the party’s latest adventures in Phandelver.  Spoilers below the fold.

This is the story of our little group’s journeys in the areas surrounding Phandalin.  Please be aware that spoilers lie behind the fold.

It’s not one of the topics I cover here much, but I enjoy hobbying in computational analysis. Mathematica is one of my favorite tools for this, and I’ve used it for a number of projects, including building a pretty nifty game with the goal of making the world a better place. Related to that, I was given the opportunity to review a pretty cool book about Data Visualization in Mathematica, aptly titled Mathematica Data Visualizationby Nazmus Saquib.

Worn and Bruised after defeating Klarg and his minions, the party collapses in the cavern and recovers with a long night’s rest.  They search the cave for  treasure and clues about the whereabouts of their dwarven patron Gundren to no avail, only the spoils of a recent raid are evident.

Spoilers below the fold.

Hired by the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker to escort a supply wagon to the Forgotten Realms frontier town of Phandelver, the party comes across the wreckage of a goblin raid.

Spoilers below the fold.